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[GH-ISSUE #949] Documentation: confusing paragraph about ipv6 #801

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opened 2026-02-26 06:34:28 +03:00 by kerem · 3 comments

kerem commented

2026-02-26 06:34:28 +03:00

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Originally created by @Halvar10 on GitHub (Mar 14, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/NginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager/issues/949

I found this paragraph confusing:

https://nginxproxymanager.com/advanced-config/#disabling-ipv6

The way I understand it after reading it a few times is that if the docker host doesn't support ipv6, I can disable ipv6 in nginx-proxy-manager, too, so it doesn't expect it. Is that correct? I found this a bit hard to understand.

If so, suggestion:

In order for ipv6 to work in Nginx Proxy Manager, it needs to be enabled on the Docker host. If ipv6 isn't enabled on your Docker host, you might see this message in the log:

Address family not supported by protocol

The easy fix is to disable ipv6 in Proxy Manager, too, by adding a Docker environment variable to the Nginx Proxy Manager stack:
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Originally created by @Halvar10 on GitHub (Mar 14, 2021). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/NginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager/issues/949 I found this paragraph confusing: https://nginxproxymanager.com/advanced-config/#disabling-ipv6 The way I understand it after reading it a few times is that if the docker host doesn't support ipv6, I can disable ipv6 in nginx-proxy-manager, too, so it doesn't expect it. Is that correct? I found this a bit hard to understand. If so, suggestion: > In order for ipv6 to work in Nginx Proxy Manager, it needs to be enabled on the Docker host. If ipv6 isn't enabled on your Docker host, you might see this message in the log: > > > Address family not supported by protocol > > The easy fix is to disable ipv6 in Proxy Manager, too, by adding a Docker environment variable to the Nginx Proxy Manager stack: > ...

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kerem commented

2026-02-26 06:34:29 +03:00

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@Halvar10 commented on GitHub (Mar 14, 2021):

Feel free to move this to "enhancements". When I started writing this, I really thought the paragraph was wrong, and I'm still not sure if I understand it correctly.

@Halvar10 commented on GitHub (Mar 14, 2021): Feel free to move this to "enhancements". When I started writing this, I really thought the paragraph was wrong, and I'm still not sure if I understand it correctly.

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@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Mar 16, 2024):

Issue is now considered stale. If you want to keep it open, please comment 👍

@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Mar 16, 2024): Issue is now considered stale. If you want to keep it open, please comment :+1:

kerem commented

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@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Apr 28, 2025):

Issue was closed due to inactivity.

@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Apr 28, 2025): Issue was closed due to inactivity.

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